North Cape: Convoy Battles in the Arctic, 1942-45 (2015)

Overview

"North Cape: Convoy Battles in the Arctic, 1942-45" is a wargame simulation of the convoy battles fought in the Barents Sea during World War Two. The wargame is played in several scenarios, each of which simulates one of the historical convoy battles in the Arctic. Each side must attempt to find and locate enemy positions and complete their missions. The objective in the game for the German player is to sink the largest number of enemy merchant ships possible. For the Allied player, the objective of the game is to bring the greatest number of merchant ships to the Soviet Union.

Published in Strategy & Tactics Magazine #292 (May/June 2015).

Game Scale: Game Turn: 4 hours Hex: 12 miles / 22 kilometers Units: Individual to groups of ships

Game Inventory: One 22 x 34" full color mapsheet One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters) One 14-page North Cape rulebook

Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 or more Playing Time: 4-15 hours

Note: Players will need to provide one 6-sided & one 10-sided die to play.